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Migratory Bird Conservation Programs in California 

 
All native birds found commonly in the United States, with the exception of native resident game birds and introduced species are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Service's migratory bird conservation activities are focused on 4 primary areas:  population assessment; international, national and flyway coordination; habitat management; and regulating take. The Pacific Region cooperates with partners on the following projects in California:

 

Population Assessment

  • Band-Tailed Pigeon Surveys
  • Black Tern Surveys and Status Assessment
  • Burrowing Owl Ecology
  • Castle Rock NWR Seabird Surveys
  • Inland Nesting Colonial Waterbird Surveys
  • Landbird Banding Stations
  • Northern Pintail Population Surveys
  • Mid-Winter Waterfowl Surveys
  • Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
  • Pacific Flyway Shorebird Monitoring
  • Riparian Bird Surveys (Sacramento and San Luis National Wildlife Refuges)
  • Sea Duck Surveys
  • Seabird Status and Populations
  • Tricolored Blackbird Surveys and Management Guidelines
  • Waterfowl Banding Program
  • Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey
  • Western Sandpiper Migration Ecology
  • Wetlands Mapping
  • Winter Goose Population Surveys
  • Xantus's Murrlet
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Surveys and Status Assessments

Coordination

  • North American Waterbird Conservation Plan Development and Implementation
  • Partners in Flight Conservation Plan Implementation
  • Shorebird Conservation Plan Implementation
  • International Migratory Bird Day
  • Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Habitat Management

  • Humboldt Bay Habitat Acquisition and Restoration
  • Riparian Habitat Restoration
  • Spartina Control and Eradication 
  • Wetland and Grassland Protection, Restoration and Enhancement

Regulations/Permits

  • Development of Hunting Regulations
  • Issuance of 18 types of Migratory Bird Permits
  • Urban Goose Management

Partnerships

  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Partners in Flight
  • USGS Biological Research Division
  • USDA - Wildlife Services
  • Point Reyes Bird Observatory
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • Intermountain West Joint Venture
  • Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture
  • San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
  • Pacific Coast Joint Venture
  • Wildlife Management Institute
  • Riparian Habitat Joint Venture
  • San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
  • Klamath Bird Observatory
  • USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
  • Institute for Bird Populations

 

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